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Discussion PULSE Elite Review and |OT| "Where innovation meets sound" Releases Feb. 21, 2024

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Gamernyc78 said:
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Sony PULSE Elite Review

The Sony PULSE Elite are Sony's first over-ear gaming headphones equipped with planar magnetic drivers, following their purchase of Audeze in 2023. They have a c...
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are they dumb?
Poor noise isolation? Thee fucking things don't have noise cancellation and passive noise isolation is so good, I can hear my heartbeat and bloodflow. it's TOO GOOD. In fact, you need goo passive isolation for planars. Put a finger under the cushion and all bass is gone.

not well built?! Like how? It's just subjective. these are fine and comfortable.

Unintuitive controls? what the hell. Button to turn on, = or - for volume. wtf do they want. Same shit with pulse 3d and I loved that thing

There is no lack of bass. Maybe it didn't seal on their ear microphones but it sounds good after you get used to it. It sounds bright at first but it's detailed, rich and you hear stuff you neve heard... and the bass is capable. It does all I want it to.
If someone doesn't like it, I highly recommend pulse 3d. I actually liked pulse 3d comfort more and bass maybe a bit more... but it sounds way less detailed.
 
rofif said:
are they dumb?
Poor noise isolation? Thee fucking things don't have noise cancellation and passive noise isolation is so good, I can hear my heartbeat and bloodflow. it's TOO GOOD. In fact, you need goo passive isolation for planars. Put a finger under the cushion and all bass is gone.

not well built?! Like how? It's just subjective. these are fine and comfortable.

Unintuitive controls? what the hell. Button to turn on, = or - for volume. wtf do they want. Same shit with pulse 3d and I loved that thing

There is no lack of bass. Maybe it didn't seal on their ear microphones but it sounds good after you get used to it. It sounds bright at first but it's detailed, rich and you hear stuff you neve heard... and the bass is capable. It does all I want it to.
If someone doesn't like it, I highly recommend pulse 3d. I actually liked pulse 3d comfort more and bass maybe a bit more... but it sounds way less detailed.
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I really think they reviewed something else other than the pulse elites
 
rofif said:
are they dumb?
Poor noise isolation? Thee fucking things don't have noise cancellation and passive noise isolation is so good, I can hear my heartbeat and bloodflow. it's TOO GOOD. In fact, you need goo passive isolation for planars. Put a finger under the cushion and all bass is gone.

not well built?! Like how? It's just subjective. these are fine and comfortable.

Unintuitive controls? what the hell. Button to turn on, = or - for volume. wtf do they want. Same shit with pulse 3d and I loved that thing

There is no lack of bass. Maybe it didn't seal on their ear microphones but it sounds good after you get used to it. It sounds bright at first but it's detailed, rich and you hear stuff you neve heard... and the bass is capable. It does all I want it to.
If someone doesn't like it, I highly recommend pulse 3d. I actually liked pulse 3d comfort more and bass maybe a bit more... but it sounds way less detailed.
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Im glad you guys are bringing up these points as some ppl consider "rtngs" to be like this holy grail for tech reviews.
 
Maybe the rtings guys forgot to disable the mic lol. It's auto on and the side tone from ps5 is saved to the headset.
So if I caonnect it to pc and enable it, the ic goes on and SO DOES THE SIDE TONE.
Which is actually great because the headset isolates so well, I just enable mic with a button on the left side if my wife says something lol. It's just ambient audio amplificaiton
 
I’ve had them since day 1 and I like them. The only real issue for me is that it’ll randomly disconnect occasionally. Only happens like once a week, and reconnecting is easy, but it’s still annoying when it happens. They sound a lot better than the AirPod Pros and my old HyperX Cloud 2s, the mic is surprisingly good, the battery life is amazing, and it’s more than comfortable enough.
 
I've had no issues with them I was originally going to buy the wireless earbuds over these but there was alot of disconnectivity problems in the right earbud apparently so I chose the cheaper option which oddly enough you would expect the headset to be more expensive. Definitely don't regret biting the bullet for em.
 
Gamernyc78 said:
It couldn't have been the explores lol because the explores also sound great and have gd bass and are intuitive enough.
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well the explores are earbuds and thus aren't bulky lol... also they have way better sound quality than the headset which is crazy to me, the bad thing is they only have like 4-5 hours of battery life which is annoying af
 
anonpuffs said:
well the explores are earbuds and thus aren't bulky lol... also they have way better sound quality than the headset which is crazy to me, the bad thing is they only have like 4-5 hours of battery life which is annoying af
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OH I always take them off after an hour but damn thy so sound do good.
 
I dropped mine on the floor slightly and now the right ear doesn't work at all 😡 The last PlayStation peripheral I ever buy

My HyperX Cloud 2 got banged up for 5 years and still worked perfect. One little drop and this breaks after 3 months, unacceptable
 
@JAHGamer

I don't buy many peripherals or accessories, but I can attest that the HyperX Cloud (Model 1) I have had since 2016 is still doing very well.
Of course, the ear pads are worn out, but the fact I can easily swap it between my PC and PS4 + PS5, is so nice. I use the 3.55mm jack.

Been meaning to upgrade it.. I'm sure there are better sound quality headsets out there.
 
2spooky5me said:
@JAHGamer

I don't buy many peripherals or accessories, but I can attest that the HyperX Cloud (Model 1) I have had since 2016 is still doing very well.
Of course, the ear pads are worn out, but the fact I can easily swap it between my PC and PS4 + PS5, is so nice. I use the 3.55mm jack.

Been meaning to upgrade it.. I'm sure there are better sound quality headsets out there.
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Before the Pulse Elites, I had the HyperX Cloud 2s, they didn't sound as good but they were still fine, more comfortable, and obviously way more durable. I wouldn't recommend the Pulse Elites...I'm gonna contact Sony in the morning to see if they can fix/replace mine. If they don't, I'm gonna go with the HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless.
 
JAHGamer said:
I dropped mine on the floor slightly and now the right ear doesn't work at all 😡 The last PlayStation peripheral I ever buy

My HyperX Cloud 2 got banged up for 5 years and still worked perfect. One little drop and this breaks after 3 months, unacceptable
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Lol this is planar. These things are fragile. Nothing to do with Sony
 
JAHGamer said:
Didn't know that, I'm not an audiophile but now I know to steer clear. I just need decent audio, mic, and battery life.
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Yeah planar magnetics are known to be fragile bc they rely on a thin metal film for the sound production. No dropsies
 
JAHGamer said:
I dropped mine on the floor slightly and now the right ear doesn't work at all 😡 The last PlayStation peripheral I ever buy

My HyperX Cloud 2 got banged up for 5 years and still worked perfect. One little drop and this breaks after 3 months, unacceptable
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Damn tht sucks.
 
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